One of the signs of spring in our garden is that the lovage starts to come up. Lovage is a medieval herb that grows so fast you can nearly see it growing. It will ultimately be as much as eight feet tall.
Lovage has a very strong celery flavor—too strong for green salads but I’ve heard of people who use it in sandwiches which I don’t think would be palatable to me. I use it in soups, stews, in braciole, and, in very small amounts, in my potato salad. My potato salad recipe calls for both celery seed and parsley and lovage serves as a replacement for both.
Lovage is a perennial, i.e. it comes back year after year.
I just chop up the celery leaves. Have not found much use for this which is kind of a shame since it is easy to grow.
Steve